iVo. II. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



W7 



.ymmiuee. 



iieaBUreolilie Iriiid niiiJ ilie nude of nei'diniiuiig ihe 

 Jiiuliici, oiul ihi: Cjiiiiniitcu Ijnvc rcJLctoil, in one or 

 wo iii^iniici-s, niiplicnnlB who duublliss might lime 

 ;!!iiinetl pi'cniiunis Iiul fijr (lii^ n*ju!«ct. The impor- 

 :nnt diuy of t'lirnitthinir a de*rripli'>n t>(' soil modr ot 

 ■iduirc, expensf, &c. has hteii mgicctcd by several 

 il' the npiilicflnls — ihey have however pronilat^d to sup- 

 ply ihia deli'ci in nil coses where premiums arc nwnrd- 

 pJ. Tlie Co.nmilee svouUl rcspccllully recommend 

 tlini all who may be disposed to contend /t)r preniiunie 

 hereafter, procure in due lime the proper directions 

 in rpgDrd ti tliepc pRrticulnrfl. 



LEWIS liROOKS, ) 



NICHOLAS RKKO. } C 



KLISHA HARMON, .Ir. ) 

 CA'.'OiMiin.ut' the mode (>reuU;vjuionj soil &c. .of"tl:e 

 preiiiiiiin crops will be published hcreofier — Ens.) 



PLOUGHING MATCH. 



The commiilie on ploughing, report that twelve 

 (l.orsc) If-nms entered the Held for eoini^elition. The 

 coiiie»-t was very spirited, and was witnessed by a 

 largre coneouree of 6pectalori=. The woik was mostly 

 perf.irmcd in good style, and the committee were 

 highly gratified ot the display ofskiU in this important 

 ail. Besides tho?e to whoni premiuma were awnrd- 

 c'l, the committee would mention that Mr. Robinson 

 and Mr. Crillenilcn, of Henrietta, deserve mu.h 

 praise for their skilful ploiiybhian^liip. The picmi- 

 ums were awarded as follows : 

 F.rsi Premiu.Ti to Simeon f.ewis, of Brisjiiton. . . .$7 



S-euid do. - Edward Howell. Chili 5 



'J',.ird do. Cha. Burr, Piiinliii 3 



R. HARMON, Jr, 

 Ciiairman ot C innnittee. 

 KMPLE.ME.NTS. 

 The Committee to whom was referred the e.xami- 

 mtionoffnrni implements, &c.\ report that the num- 

 lir-r ol articles presented fjr tlieir. inspection, was very 

 small, and does not reflect much credit on the manu- 

 i'lrturers in this county, who it is well known are se- 

 c'uid to bill few in this business. Some meritorious 

 arlielcs were exhibited without competition, and 

 tiicrefnie are not entitled to premiums. (Hatch's 

 B iwing M:ichiiie was exhibited, in operation, during 

 the Fair, and elicited great praise, Ifiit ns it was not 

 present at the time of inspection, the Cornniiltee omit- 

 t :d to report on it.) They decided to award promi- 

 U'ns as follows. 



To Andrew ,}. Lnnaworlhy, for 'ho " Loeklin 

 Pl"U,'h.*' it bcinj^ considered the best green- 

 sward PItiusli •' $5 



To P. D Wright, for the Gene. sie Plough, coiisid- 



e:-;l the b.;si f-r stubble or cross ploughing.,.. 3 

 T 1 A. & J. W.-d I, li>r the Agrio.u'lurisls Furnncc, 

 n V':.y useful article for heating water or boiling 

 f > id lor ani'uals, a discretionary premium of., 3 

 To A. J. Langworthy, f'r an cxldbition of various 

 cnst iron horticuliurnl implements eonvertcdin- 

 tomaihahln iron, a discretionorv premiuin of 3 

 MARTIN SAGE. ) 



ABEL BA! DWI.N, } Committee. 



L. B. LANLUVORIHY. ) 



BUTTER, CHEESE &c. 



The number of competitors in this class was not 

 large, but the articles exhibited were ol very rxecllent 

 quality. The Committee awarded premiums as fol- 



1 AVS. 



For the best Butler, to David frost of Carthage.. §3 



S;cond, do., Jacob Sirawn, Chill 2 



Best Cheese, Allred Filch, Riga 3 



S.5:.'ond do., Win. S'criibeig. Hentietta 2 



Maple Sugar, AUred Filch, Riga 2 



CALEBK. HOBRIE. ) 



N B. MERRICK. } Comniitlcc. 



H.E ROCHESTER. ) 



On Silk, and other Domestic Hauiifactnres. 



In this department th''re was finite an interesting 



committee have omitted to notice some articles, owing 

 to the want of compulitiou, and others from want of 

 merit. Siune of ihosc for which premiums were a- 

 wnrded, were deserving of the highest praise. The 

 I'omniitice award to 



Mrs. A. Good<^ll. fir the iiost sawing ailU, $3 



Mis Hirani Robbins, f.r 2d do. •> 



Miss El'za B.ngham, for best silk hose and other 



ariicl. e 3 



Mrs. Tbeodotp BiickuR. liir 2d do 2 



.MissLucina Goodrich, for 2 very handsome blan- 

 ket shawls, 2 



Mrs. Lyman Potter, for iwo fine pieces of carpet, 



and a beautiful hearili ru2, 2 



M P. PARICER. )Com- 



ALEX. ICELSEY. } mil- 



MATTHIAS GARRET, ) tec. 



HORTICULTURE. 

 The Committee on Ilorlicultiire report that the dis- 

 play of Fruit, Vegetables and Floweis was very le- 

 spcciahle, and in some respects extraordinary, cor.sid- 



erins the lateness and 



orableness of the season. 



The Apples, Grapes, and tjuinecs were very line and 

 abundant. But the most consp'icuous and beautiful 

 object in this deparlmmt was a large and splendid 

 pyramid of Dahlias, from Alexander Kelsey, Esq. con- 

 sisting ofabont forty varietiesof blooms,the colors very 

 bcaiiiifuliy arranged. A table of elegant green house 

 plants, and seveial large boriicis of Dahlias and other 

 I'Ui ll.'Wers, from Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry, also 

 added much to iliobenuiy of the exhibition. The 

 gnvrien vegetables were mostly of line quality, but the 

 i-ompctiiors were not as numerous as ihey should be. 

 Premiums were awarded as follows. 



f). Hanford, best do?.. Apples .^1 00 



ti Coibv, " " Pears 100 



S. W. Lny. (discretionary) Pears 1 00 



Matthias Giirrel. best Pluins 1 00 



L. B. Loiiwonhy, b.-st Peaches 1 Oil 



lat do. Devon do. Aaron Guild, Mainburgb, ... 3 



1st common Bull, Aarui Paik. r, Haiiibiitt;b, (> 



It-t yeailing do. J ih;i Webster, *' 2 " 



ist yoKe working Oxen, .1 ■hii Collins. Bl'k Ro.k. lU 

 2d do. do. do. Jesse \'augbaii. Cue* kto- 



vvaga " 



let 3 yr. Steers, Smith Salii.bnry, Hamburgh, C 



iid do, ilo. CMinuneev Abbott. " 4 



1st lull blooded Cow. L. F. Allen, Black Rock,.., 6 

 Isi mixed Durham Cow, SvU'ci-ter Cbambeilain, 



Biillalo 4 



Ist mixed Devonshire Cow, Aaron Gould, Ham 



burgh 4 



Ist common Cow, Alex. Hiiclito k, Cheektowaga, 6 



2d do. do Peter Curtis, ItuHido 4 



1st 2 year old Durham Heifer, William S. Reese, 



Evans, 4 



1st common Heifer, Piter Curtis. Buffalo 3 



l=t yj-arlini; Diir'in Heifer, Orlando Allen, Buffalo, 3 

 Ist do. common do. Joseph Clary, Buffalo, 3 



1st mixed Call, Wm. Hamblelon, Hainbiirgli 3 



2d do. do. Warren Granger, Black Rock, ,. . 2 



HOGS. 



1st Berkshire Boar, A. B. Allen, Black Rock, ... , 8 

 2d do. do. Manuel Henshaw, Haniliurgh, f> 

 1st Sow and 6 Pigs, A. B Allen, Black Rock,. .. 6 

 2d Sow and .5 Pigs, Lewie Eaion, " " ... 4 



Ist Sow, A. B. Allen, Blai k Rock, J 



•.id do. A. B. Allen, Block Rock 3 



SliKF?. 



1st fine wooled Buck, Arnold Green, Lancaster,.. •> 



1st South Down do. Win. Bulloik, Evans b 



Ist Leiee.-ter Buck. Charles W Naeoii, Hoinburgh 5 

 let half Leicester Buck, Jas B i knall, Aurora,... 5 

 Ist 6 South Down Ewes, W. M I'ari.er, Lancaster 5 

 1st 6 Lcicesttr Ewes, Cbas.W. Nason, Hamburgh, 5 



y.iRM CKOP.S. 



1st 4i acres Wheat, A. & J Mi-Arthur. B Bock, 5 

 Ist 2"acre3 Barley, Jesse Vaiighan, Cheektowaga, 4 

 1st 2 acres Corn, Moses Case, Aldnn, 4 



Z Burr 

 »„■ . 



iVI. Garret, 2d 



Mr. Donncl.-, 

 Win Wcl.b. 

 .\lfred Fitch, 

 J- T. Young, 

 S:iuashe: 

 ,\. L. Jones, best E 



Quinces 1 00 



Gropes, 2 00 



" 1 (10 



Muskmelons 2 Oil 



Watermelons 2 00 



" S.juashes 



(discretionary) Pumpkin and 



2 00 



■ Plants. 



Wm. Hamilton " 

 T. Bicltns " 



Wm. Webb, 

 Z Burr, " 



Wm. Webb, " 

 Simon S'-'iler, '• 

 Wm. Hamilton " 

 Alex. Kelsey, 



1 00 



2 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 

 1 00 



Beets 



Carrots 



Parsnips 



Turn-ps ' 1 00 



Salsify 1 00 



Cabbage 1 00 



Onions... 1 00 



Dbl. Dahlias, asst 5 00 



Ellwanger & Barry, 2d best, do. do. do 2 00 



D.i., best cut Flowers, asst 2 00 



Do. 21" do. do 2 00 



M. B. BATEHAM, ) 



II. M. WARD, '• Cominilteo. 



N. GOODSELL. ) 



$10 

 . . () 

 , 10 



., t'l 



Erse County .«.gricuUural S>ociety. 



Premiums awarded by the Eric County Agricultu- 

 ral Society, at their Fair and Cattle Show, held in 

 Buffalo, on the (ith Oct. 1841 : 

 riOKs::s. 

 Ist Stallion, Stephen Osborn, Clarence,..., 

 2d do. Bushnell Stron;:, Buflalo, ..,.. 

 1st Mare and colt, Sain'l Hudson, Sardinia,.. 

 2J do. do. .\aron Gould, Hamburgh, 



[The Committee noticed with great pleasure, the 

 fine display of matched horses belonging to Jacob S 

 & Charles Miller, of Buffalo. Finer could no where 

 bo shown in the Stale.] 



CATTLE. 



1st full bloo:'cd Bn'I, L. F Alien. Black Rock,,, $C^ 



2J do. do. Warren Granger, do 4 



1 3d do. do. A. & J. Mc:Arthur. do 3 



list mixed do. George Bruce. Lancaster. ... 4 



|-2,I d^. do J is'h Hutchinson, Amhert, .. 3 



c.xh biit.in.olthoi gh the numherand variety of articles i .y j^^' ^^ j p Vn„ A Ion. Bl'k Rock, 



were too small to reflect much credit on the house- j isi'i yr. Dnr'm do. .4mos Chillicou. Hamburgh, 3 

 wives and daughters of the farmers of Monroe 



The 1 2J do. do. do. Orhindo Allen, Black Rock, . . 2 



Ist i acre Carrots. Leviis Eaton, Black Roik. 



Ist J acre Ruta ISiiga, Lewis Eaton. B Rock, 3 



Ist I acre Sugar Beet, A. D ckev, B'ack Ri'ck, . . . :'• 



2dl do do. do. R.L. Allen, Black Rock,.. 2 



KCTTEU, cni:FSE, ETC. 



let 5 Cheeses, Isaac Allen, Colliiis 3 



1st 2.") lbs. Butter, Aaron Parker, Hambureh 3 



2d 2.5 lbs. d). Jee&e Vaoclian. Cheektowaga. . , 2 



Ist 10 lbs. Honey, John Webster. Ilambiirgb, 2 



2J 10 lbs. do. L. F. Allen, Black Rock 1 



Ist 5 bush. Winter Apples, Lewis Eaton. B. Rock, 2 



Ist 5 do. Fall do. Beiij. Hodirc, Bl'k Rock, 2 



HOrSKHOI.D MANCfACTl'RKS. 



1st piece Flannel. Ira McCall, Auiora, 4 



•id do. do. H. S. Turner, •' 2 



Ist Woolen Blankets, Moses Case. Alden, 4 



Ist Counterpane, Lucy Foster, Plainburgh 3 



0() Jo. Aaron Parker. do 2 



Ist Woolen Shawl, Cynthia Paine, Aurora, 3 



•>i do do. Aaron Parker. Hamburgh, 9 



Isi pair Women's Woolen Stockings, do. do. . . 1 

 Ist pair Women's Woisted Stockings, H. S. Tur- 

 ner, Aurora 1 



Ist pair Men's Woolen Smclings, W. L. Parker, 



Lancaster, 1 



Ist do Woolen Mittens, Ptliss E. Henshaw, Ham- 



buegh, 2 



1st lot Cocoons, Henry P. Russell, Black Rock, ... 2 



•2d do. do. Harvey Clark, Lancaster, I 



MISCELI.\NE0t;S. 



let. — Mott's agricultural Stove and cauldron. Dud- 

 lev &. Thompson. Biili'alo 3 



let. — Plough, Joseph H. Smit'ti, BiitTalo, 3 



The following articles would each have received a 

 first premium, had they not been excluded by the 

 rules of the Society, as not being among the adver- 

 tised list of premiums, viz : 



A beautiful worked lace veil, by Miss Wakely, ol 

 Lani-aster. 



An el9?ant worsted worked Bell Rope, by Miss 

 .Tohnson, Buffalo. 



A superior patent Lock, manufactured by J. W. 

 Davock, Bufl'alo 



A pair of superior Woolen B'ankets, from the fac- 

 tory of Ileacock & Duriek. Buffalo. 



WARREN BRYANT, 

 Recording Secretary. 



The Mecaanics' Fair in this city commenced on 

 the 12th and continued open till tho 15 li ult. The 

 exhibition wa highly intertsting and was attended 

 by a large number of visiloie. More about it hereef- 

 .er. 



